The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey is her first novel that she wrote alone. I loved every page of this thriller. Sarah Bailey is most certainty a new author to keep a look out for in the future, she is right up on the ladder of many crime authors such as Sharon Bolton and Sophie Hannah and Erin Kelly. I love the front cover of the lake surrounded by flowers that is what instantly attracted me the book and the blurb. Plus I'm always on the look out for new authors to read their books so when I read that Sarah Bailey was a new novelist I become quite excited to read The Dark Lake. Connor Marsh is jogging one morning when he sees a woman face down in the lake. Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock remembers Rosalind Ryan from Smithson high as they were friends. I find it odd how schools always change their names even my schools have changed their names. Smithson High changed its name to Smithson Secondary College. Rosalind Ryan was a teacher at Smithson Secondary College. There are quite a few characters in this page turning novel and any one of them could be the killer who killed Rosalind Ryan. I recommend that you read The Dark Lake and find out for your self how exactly Rosalind died.